Page 16 - Budget

Budget's thrust is on agriculture & rural development: MK Dhanuka

Rs 10 lakh crores as credit to farmers is a good news for the agri and allied sector players

Thrust on infrastructure good for adhesives, coating sectors: Shilip Kumar

Budget's fiscal consolidation efforts will lead to stable economic growth of the country

Tax cut for MSMEs is a welcome gesture: Deepak Chiripal

Abolition of FIPB to ease flow of FDI is a good move which will speed up the process

Budget will have a positive impact on robotics industry: Pradeep David

Investment in electronics sector will trigger an inspection & assembly related market for robots

Union budget: New horizon for the healthcare sector

Budget's proposal to frame new rules for regulating medical devices is reassuring, says Viral Gandhi

Budget falls short of electronic product makers' expectations

Domestic industry says it encourages imports with all duties such as BCD, CVD, etc being waived off

Budget is reasonably balanced for an inclusive growth: Adarsh Hegde

However, there are no remarkable announcements that the logistics sector can bank on

Budget lays foundation of digital revolution in agriculture: Rajiv Tevtiya

Knowledge-driven services for agriculture can bring a revolution in the way farming is practiced

Budget gives an impetus to infrastructure sector: Nand Kishore

Reduction in corporate tax rates for MSME to give a boost to medium and small companies

Polymer industry to gain from strategic crude oil reserves: Ajay Durrani

Budget's proposal to reduce basic customs duty on LNG to provide respite to petrochemicals sector

Budget's focus on agriculture augurs well for agrochemicals: Sudhir Shetty

However, there are no significant steps for enabling access of feedstock to petrochemicals industry

Budget is a step towards creating more employment avenues: Samson Khaou

Move to reduce corporate tax for MSME will boost exports & manufacturing at large

Initiatives to promote healthcare R&D is missing in budget: Dr KM Cherian

Lagging behind in biosciences is not good for social security and strategic national security

It is a pro-manufacturing budget: Samay Kohli

Niche sectors such as robotics, will benefit hugely from skill development programs

A balanced, growth-oriented & forward-looking budget: Rohan Gupta

Some steps to cover recycling cost of end-of-life product would have helped e-waste recycling sector

Budget was on expected lines: Arun Ganapathy

The fact that impact of demonetisation will not spill over to the next year augur well for industry

Budget aims to achieve 'sustainable energy for all' goal: Anil Chaudhry

However, this will require investments in grid management and digitisation of the grid

Reduction of custom duty on petroleum is a good move: Nikunj Dhanuka

More spends on the infrastructure & agriculture will put India on the growth path in the future

Budget offers huge scope to build a sustainable growth: KE Ranganathan

Focus on infrastructure is bound to channel lot of growth opportunities for downstream industries

Aadhaar-linked health cards is a welcome step: Dr Prathap C Reddy

Harmonisation of rules for medical devices will have a positive impact for healthcare sector